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Costa Rica Faces Growing Traffic Gridlock as Experts Call for Urgent Action

Tico Times - April 29, 2026

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El Salvador Animal Market Thrives on Cash and Barter

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Costa Rica Extradites Third Citizen Under New Drug Trafficking Law

El Salvador

El Salvador Festival of Flowers and Palms

Indie Drama “Hope/Esperanza” Filming in Costa Rica Through End of May

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Cameras are rolling across Costa Rica on Hope/Esperanza, an indie romantic drama from Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson, with principal photography set to continue at...

Who Gets Costa Rica’s World Cup Tickets and Press Passes? A Question Worth Asking

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As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Canada, Mexico and the United States on June 11, Costa Rica will be watching from...

Costa Rica Weather Calls For Rain and Storms Today, Drier Weather Ahead This Week

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Costa Rica will see another round of afternoon downpours and isolated thunderstorms today before drier conditions settle in across most of the country, according...

Costa Rica Slashes Route 27 Expansion in Half

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The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) has reduced the planned expansion of Route 27 to roughly half its original scope, with works...

Costa Rican Town Gears Up for Its National Strawberry Fair

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Vara Blanca will once again put strawberries at the center of local life as the Heredia mountain community prepares to host the 14th edition...

Costa Rica’s Wildlife Is Dying on the Roads That Drive Its Tourism

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Costa Rica has built a global reputation as one of the planet's great conservation success stories. A quarter of its territory is protected. It...

NGOs Warn World Cup Visitors About Travel to the U.S.

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More than 120 human rights organizations issued a travel warning, saying visitors to the 2026 FIFA World Cup could face “serious rights violations” because...

Costa Rica Wildlife Draft Raises Alarm Over Illegal Captivity

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The possibility of allowing the keeping of certain wild birds, such as macaws, has returned to public debate with the new draft of the...

Farmers Protest Panama Canal Reservoir Plan on Indio River

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Hundreds of farmers marched on horseback and on foot through the rural community of Limón in Panama’s Chagres district Saturday to reject plans for...